Abstract
We report the first demonstrations of cw submilliwatt optical bistability in metallic mirror cavities containing water, alcohol and other solvents. Such thermal bistability is also reported for a hybrid dielectric/metallic cavity containing the nematic liquid crystal 4-cyano-4'-pentylbiphenyl (also known as PCB, 5CB or K15), illuminated by a low power diode laser. © 1987.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-344 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 5 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 1987 |